A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Hematite pebble from Hibbing, Minnesota |
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| Description | Hematite, Fe2O3 (iron oxide) pebble from a Cretaceous conglomerate in the Albany Pit, Hibbing, Minnesota. Hematite is an important ore of iron and it's blood red color (in the powdered form) lends itself well in use as a pigment. Hematite gets its name from a greek word meaning blood-like because of the color of its powder. |
| Location | USA ▹ Minnesota. Near Hibbing. Albany Pit. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-07-24. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #3437. |
| Key words | hematite, Minnesota |
| Tech details | 625 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 1313 |
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